These Words These Words

These Words

Poetic Midrash on the Language of Torah

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Publisher Description

In "These Words," liturgist Alden Solovy distills the Torah into its very essence: the individual words it contains. Echoing the midrash that the Torah has seventy faces, Solovy selects seventy of its Hebrew words that are pregnant with meaning. For each word, he delves into the etymology, translation, and usage, providing deeper insights into familiar texts. Then Solovy presents a beautiful poem--what he calls "poetic midrash"--inspired by and interpreting each word. From "b'reishit" ("in beginning") to "shamayim" ("heavens") to "zachor" ("remember"), "These Words" will change the way you look at the language of the Torah.

Published by CCAR Press, a division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2023
March 6
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
164
Pages
PUBLISHER
CCAR Press
SELLER
CCAR Press
SIZE
1.5
MB

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